The markets officially opened at 8am and the day was off! We had many people stop past the stall. They were able to read a display that told of Tahnee's Journey and hers and our experiences with CDH.
Visitors to the stall were also able to purchase CDH Australia items. We had pens, wristbands, stubby holders and coffee cups. Visitors could also order white plush teddy bears (we had ordered them but they did not arrive on time).
The quilt that mum made came up a treat!! We had many comments on it, but unfortunately we did not sell it at the markets. We are now looking for somewhere else to sell or auction it off.
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| Photo courtesy of one of the FF&C Market Organisers |
Friends of ours also donated a gingerbread house they made from scratch and decorated themselves. Everything was edible except the tray it was on!! Visitors to the stall were invited to guess how long it took to make and decorate. Each guess incurred a small cost and the guessers also received a yummy gingerbread biscuit or candy cane. All monies from this were donated to CDH Australia. In total it took 627 minutes to make - and from all reports it was a fun filled time!! Thanks Janssen ladies :)
During the morning Lucas was looked after by various people including the Vissers, Grandma and the Aunties. He had good fun going around the stalls, playing with his cousins and being a little, cheeky monkey. Meanwhile Tahnee was fantastic and spent most of the time asleep in her pram in the corner of the room!
It was a great experience and a good day. We met lots of lovely people and spoke about Tahnee with many of them. We also had 2 other CDH families come down for a look-see :)
And like one visitor aptly said to us: "it doesn't matter how much money you raise, the important thing is that you are spreading the awareness of CDH"
5 comments:
Would love to know how and when you were planning on selling the quilt. It's gorgeous.
We will be exploring options in early 2012. Unsure if we will auction it off or attempt to sell it. We are open to all offers and ideas/places to auction/sell. Are you interested in buying it?
I would be interested in it. We are in Canada at the moment but hoping to move back to Perth in April. I just wanted to keep up to date with it. I think an Auction is a good idea if you have a few people interested in it (with a reserve price) the $$ goes to a good cause and someone gets something pretty special. Looking forward to hearing more about it once you have decided :-)
Who am I talking with? The messages only come up with the name anonymous :)
Oops sorry. Thought it came up with my blog address or name or whatever :-) should have maybe signed off with my name.
Rebecca Versteeg :-)
Just wanted to stay in the loop about it. We couldn't make it to the Food and Craft fair for obvious reasons but I heard about the quilt and came on here to take a look at it. It's gorgeous.
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